Research background of people getting terminal master's from top schools?

<p>How much research do admitted candidates for terminal master's at schools like Stanford, Berkeley (M.Eng), etc. have? Even if you're just doing a course based masters, do the top schools still expect you to have prior research experience and demonstrate research potential?</p>

<p>bump…</p>

<p>They probably won’t expect research experience, though I imagine internships or similar would be a plus.</p>